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W. W, SELVIDGE.

PLOW.

110.371,220. Patented 101. 11, 1887.

/nuenlor UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM VESLEY SELVIDGE, OF LOCKESBURG, ARKANSAS.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,220, dated October11 1887.

Application steamy 5,1857. serien No. 243,392. (No modem To all whom itmay concern.'

Beit known that I, WILLIAM WESLEY SEL- VIDGE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Lockesburg,in the county of Sevier and State ofArkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flows;and I do de- Clare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention is an adjustable doubleshovel plow 5 and it consists in thenovel construction and arrangement of its parts.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation of my plow. Fig.2 is a top plan view of the same. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are detail views.

My invention is described as follows:

The beam A consists of two pieces, b b, the front ends of which arebolted, one on either side of the draft-hook b', their rear ends beingwide enough apart to straddle a row of corn or cotton, and areadjustable by means of the right-and'left-threaded rod C, which extendsthrough the rear ends of the same. This adjusting-rod C has on eitherend two adjustingnuts, c c', which work against the inner and outerfaces of the side beams. Said rod C has also rigidly secured to it ahandlever rod, c2, by which the rear ends of said beam b may be adjustedwith the hand without the necessity of using a wrench to turn the saidnuts. These beams b are of suthcient depth to make them stout; but arequite thin, and will spring sufciently to meet the requirement of theadjusting-rod C. Their rear ends curve down a little and then terminate,and to them are hinged the curved slotted plow-standards D. To the feetof these curved slotted plow-stand ards are secured plow-points E, bymeans of the T-shaped clamp e, the upper end of which rests against theupper end of the said plow` point. Its shank passes through the slot clin the said standard, and its washer end rests against the rear edge ofsaid standard, the whole being secured by a bolt and nut. The shank,however, may be attached to one end of the head and may pass on theoutside of the said plow-standard. These plowstandards are adjustable inrelation to their angles-that is to say, both of them may be set forwardor back, or either one maybe set forward and the other back. This isaccomplished by means of the rods d, clamps d', and thumb set-screws d2.The lower ends of the rods d are hinged in the slots of theplow-standards. Their front ends terminate in starshaped teeth f, andare pivoted in the lower ends of the clamps d', the teeth being adaptedto catch in the notchesf, which are made in the lower edges of the beamsb. The thumb set-screws work in the upper ends of said clamps, and areadapted to catch in the notches f'z in the upper edge of said beams.

The operation of this device is apparent. The handles ofthe said ploware secured to the beams in the ordinary way and made adjustable byperforated supports. j l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In an adjustable double-shovel plow, the combination of the beams b b,secured to the drafthook b', and having the notchesffl in their upperand lower. edges, curved slotted plowstandards D, pivoted to the rearends of said beams, rods d, their rear ends pivoted to the saidstandards, their front ends terminating in the star-shaped teeth f, andpivoted in the lower ends of the clamps d', clamps d', working on thebeams b, thumb set-screws d, working in the upper ends vof said clampsand in the notches f2 of said beams. substantially as shown anddescribed, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in-

